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Triple Rock at the Triple Rock: Austra, Baths, and Savages

Read More Austra I previously mentioned Toronto's Austra, that Tasseomancy are part of Austra's touring band. I got a note that their new video for 2012 is for their song "Spellwork" …

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AUSTRA
austramusic.com

You remember Austra, I previously mentioned that they were from Toronto and that Tasseomancy were part of Austra's touring band.

Well here's an update: Austra is back with Olympia, coming out June 18th on Domino Records (available via Paper Bag in Canada).

Check out "Painful Like" from Soundcloud:



Principal songwriter/vocalist Katie Stelmanis talk about the band's music, "We are really into dense harmonies and big beautiful melodies, but I also love techno and dance music. I wanted to bring those elements together."

Opening up for Austra for August and September will be Diana, who we saw as opener for Tegan & Sara.

World tour:

06-06 Zurich, CH - Plaza 06-07 Luzerne, CH - Sudpol 06-08 Yverdon-les Bains, SE - L'Amalgame 06-10 Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet 06-11 Gent, BE - DOKBox 06-12 Paris, FR - Nouveau Casino (SOLD OUT) 06-14 Berlin, DE - Lido (SOLD OUT) 06-17 London, UK - Hoxton Bar Grill (SOLD OUT) 06-20 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall^ (SOLD OUT) 06-23 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour 06-26 San Francisco, CA - The Independent 07-18 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Valkhof Festival 07-19 Ferropolis, DE - Melt Festival 07-21 Suffolk, UK - Latitude Festival 07-25 Madrid, ES - Nasti Club 07-26 Barcelos, PT - Milhoes De Festa Fest 07-30 Milan, Italy - Magnolia 07-31 Padova, Italy - Radar Festival 08-01 Feldkirch, AT - PoolBar Festival 08-02 Salzburg, AT - Stuck! Festival 08-03 Katowice, PL - OFF Festival 08-04 Katowice, PL - OFF Festival (DJ) 08-07 Luxembourg - EXIT 07

08-09 Gothenburg, SE - Way Out West Fest 08-10 Helsinki, FI - Flow Festival 08-14 St Malo, FR - La Route Du Rock Fest 08-17 Biddinghuizen, NL - Lowlands Festival 08-30 Detroit, MI - Crofoot Ballroom * 08-31 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall * 09-01 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock * 09-04 Seattle, WA - Neumos * 09-05 Portland, OR - MusicFest NW 09-10 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom * 09-12 Dallas, TX - Trees * 09-13 Austin, TX - Mohawk * 09-14 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds * 09-15 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks * 09-17 Atlanta, GA - The Earl * 09-18 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle * 09-19 Washington, DC - Black Cat * 09-20 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer * 09-22 New York, NY - Webster Hall * 09-24 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall * 11-25 London, UK - Koko ^ w/ Mozart's Sister, * w/ DIANA

BATHS
bathsmusic.com

Baths is the stage name of Will Wiesenfeld, with his new album, Obsidian (the vinyl is coming out June 18, 2013, on Anticon Records).

The Californian is currently on tour in support of the new album; he's stopping in Minneapolis tomorrow night at the Triple Rock Social Club.

06/05/13 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
06/06/13 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
06/07/13 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
06/08/13 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
06/09/13 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
06/10/13 Montreal, QC Le Belmont
06/12/13 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
06/13/13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
06/14/13 Washington, DC Black Cat
06/15/13 New York, NY Webster Hall
06/16/13 Richmond, VA Strange Matter
06/17/13 Atlanta, GA Hell At The Masquerade
06/19/13 New Orleans, LA Hi-Ho Lounge
06/20/13 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
06/21/13 Austin, TX Mohawk
06/22/13 Dallas, TX Dada Dallas
06/24/13 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace
06/25/13 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
06/26/13 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
06/27/13 San Diego, CA Casbah
06/28/13 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
06/29/13 San Francisco, CA Great American Music

SAVAGES
savagesband.com

Exciting news for the all-girl British post-punk band, Savages: they are appearing on Jimmy Fallon tonight on NBC.

Savages will be performing "She Will", off of their debut LP Silence Yourself, out now via Matador/Pop Noire…. and guess what? They are heading out on tour this July in support of the new album.

US Tour Dates:

7/11 Webster Hall, New York, NY
7/12 Middle East, Boston, MA
7/13 Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotel, Washington D.C.
7/14 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
7/20 Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL
7/21 Triple Rock, Minneapolis, MN
7/23 El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, CA

Pastels/Tenniscoats – Two Sunsets

Pastels/Tenniscoats - Song For A Friend Pastels/Tenniscoats Tour Dates 09/02/09 Stereo Glasgow, Scotland 09/03/09 Brudenell Social Club Leeds 09/04/09 moseley folk fest birmingham, Midlands 09/05/09 Thekla Bristol, Southwest 09/06/09 Bush Hall London 09/07/09 Point Ephémère Paris Discography [1987] Up for a Bit With The Pastels (Pastels) [1989] Sittin' Pretty (Pastels) [1995] Mobile Safari (Pastels) [1997] Illumination (Pastels) [2000] Live Wanderus (Tenniscoats) [2005] We Are Everyone (Tenniscoats) [2007] Totemo Aimasho (Tenniscoats) [2008] Tan-Tan Therapyo (Tenniscoats) [2008] Tenniscoats & Secai (Tenniscoats) [2008] Temporacha (Tenniscoats) [2009] Two Sunsets (Pastels / Tenniscoats) Read More The Pastels http://weheartmus... The Pastels are from Glasgow, Scotland. They've been together since 1982 (!!), their recent works...

Pastels/Tenniscoats – Two Sunsets

Indie pop has had its fair share of epic collaborations (Calvin Johnson and Amelia Fletcher, anyone?), but few are more unexpected and strangely fitting than the Glasgow-based Pastels and Tokyo-based Tenniscoats. Recorded in Scotland, their joint album, Two Sunsets, is a dreamy combination of both bands’ signature sounds and an intercontinental sampling of languages and aesthetics.

According to Stephen Pastel’s reflection on the album’s conception, the bands aimed to work “instinctively and quickly,” and this notion is clearly felt throughout the album’s many subtle quirks. Instrumental tracks like “Tokyo Glasgow” and “Modesty Piece” have an organic feeling to them despite being infused with soft tinges of electronica. Saya Ueno of Tenniscoats describes the collaboration as “something like Pastels underneath, sounding beautiful like a big cloud, with Tenniscoats flying over,” and the image of a cloud is fitting, as most of the songs have a crisp, almost post-rainfall feel to it.

This clean feeling of recovery reverberates in “Song For a Friend,” which has verses in both Japanese in English. Melancholy contemplations about “shadows as memories” and “places we would be” are accompanied by a simple keyboard and the occasional horn. Stephen’s baritone contrasts deeply with Saya Ueno’s tinkling voice, but somehow the delicate verses and melodies meld them together seamlessly.

The different languages make for an interesting combination in several songs, though most tracks tend to stick to only one. Despite this, both bands’ influences are clear on each track. On the English track, “Vivid Youth,” Stephen and Katrina provide breezy vocals, but the lounge-like ambiance is distinctly Tenniscoats. Similarly, on the Japanese track, “Sodane,” the upbeat keyboards and twangy guitars give off a subtle aura of Glaswegian pop. The two bands manage to strike a perfect balance of their particular sounds, and in true contradictory indie pop fashion, the end result is both sunny and gloomy – and of course, completely irresistible.

The Pastels and Tenniscoats are not two bands that immediately come to mind in terms of compatibility, but Two Sunsets is sterling proof of their chemistry and general understanding of each other’s personal motives behind making music. Quietly beautiful and subtle in all its charms, these two bands’ joint effort is quite possibly the musical equivalent to a summer rain shower: unpredictable, much-needed, and oddly refreshing.

Note: Domino Records, Two Sunsets will be available on vinyl, cd and download on September 22^nd.

 08/15/2009 23:27:16 ♥ kateg () ♥ tenniscoats.com/myspace.com ♥ myspace.com/thepastels